Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inexperienced climbers could be barred from trying to climb Mount Everest, thanks to a new law being proposed in Nepal. Under the ...

Nearly 1,000 climbers were trapped on Mt. Everest by a blizzard ... and, while several hundred are safely down, a majority are still stuck up there. The BBC-- citing Chinese state media -- reports ...

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) has made it mandatory for all foreign climbers heading to Mt Everest, Mt Lhotse and Mt Nuptse to pay a Khumbu Icefall route fee and comply with strict ...

Nepal’s new tourism bill enforces stricter Everest expedition rules, including prior experience and verified ascent ...

On February 9, Nepal's government moved to restrict access to Mount Everest, introducing new rules that could change who is allowed to recreate in the mountaineering capital. Among other requirements, ...

In March, Bianca Adler and her dad set off from Melbourne, Australia to climb Mt. Everest Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...

A sudden and powerful blizzard hit the Tibetan side of Mount Everest on Friday, trapping nearly 1,000 hikers, guides, and support staff in remote mountain camps during China’s busy National Day ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions, have begun to return safely down the mountain. Among them ...

The real risk in retirement is failing to plan for the "descent" — the psychological and lifestyle changes that occur after ...

Climbers attempting to summit Mount Everest will now be required to bring back at least two kilograms of garbage from areas ...